A review by bookswithbre
Flight Risk: The Highs and Lows of Life as a Doctor at Heathrow Airport, by Stephanie Green
3.0
Flight Risk was a highly interesting read. I must admit, I've always been fascinated with the medical world (likely sparked by my early adoration for Grey's Anatomy) and Flight Risk was the first medical memoir that I've ever read.
I had no idea that a job like the one that Dr Green held at Heathrow Airport existed, and, even now, it doesn't exist in the same way. Dr Green is such a strong and determined woman, the way that she could achieve anything that she set her mind to and make it seem almost easy, whilst still being vulnerable and empathetic.
Dr Green tells various notable stories that she and her colleagues encountered whilst working at Heathrow, each unique, and some upsetting. The opening chapter of the book informs the reader that each month, there is an average of one on-board death. That is around twelve deaths on planes per year, and this is just the aircraft landing at Heathrow. I didn't have a single clue how common this was, whether that be naive of me, it was shocking to read.
Definitely worth the read if you're interested in airports or medicine - I learnt so much from reading Flight Risk.
I had no idea that a job like the one that Dr Green held at Heathrow Airport existed, and, even now, it doesn't exist in the same way. Dr Green is such a strong and determined woman, the way that she could achieve anything that she set her mind to and make it seem almost easy, whilst still being vulnerable and empathetic.
Dr Green tells various notable stories that she and her colleagues encountered whilst working at Heathrow, each unique, and some upsetting. The opening chapter of the book informs the reader that each month, there is an average of one on-board death. That is around twelve deaths on planes per year, and this is just the aircraft landing at Heathrow. I didn't have a single clue how common this was, whether that be naive of me, it was shocking to read.
Definitely worth the read if you're interested in airports or medicine - I learnt so much from reading Flight Risk.